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Military Heritage Day returns to Fort Malden
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
RTT PHOTOS BY RON GIOFU Fort Malden National HIstoric Site of Canada presented Military Heritage Day last Saturday. A full day of activities was capped in the evening with a performance from a Windsor Symphony Orchestra quintet. Re-enactors from the 34th Regiment march en route to a flag raising ceremony (left photo) while a rate of fire demonstration was viewed by the crowd (right photo).
By Ron Giofu A blast from the military past returned to Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada over the weekend. While the site is long known for its association with the War of 1812 and related history, the site welcomed military re-enactors from various eras last Saturday for the return of its Military Heritage Day event. The morning and afternoon featured performances from the Windsor Regiment Band, artillery demonstrations, musket firing, fife and drum performances, a fashion show and a mini-militia for children in attendance at the event. Day-to-day educational experiences such as the forge and the cookhouse were able to be enjoyed by those who came to the event.
There was a performance from a Windsor Symphony Orchestra quintet Saturday evening. “This is our traditional event. We’ve got a military timeline,” explained Corrine Ross, visitor experience team leader at Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada. “We’ve got our regular activities as well.” In addition to activities and demonstrations from the War of 1812 and Rebellions of 1837-38, the staff at Fort Malden were joined by local groups as the Provincial Marine and Park House Museum, as well as regional groups such as the Southern Ontario Military Muster, and the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum. There were also re-enactors from across the province and Michigan that came to the one-day event, with the Tittabawassee Fife and Drums coming in from Midland, Michigan and performing twice during the day.
“They’ve come from all over Ontario,” said Ross, also pointing out the contributions of the American groups. The Windsor Plein Air artists were on hand documenting the scene last Saturday through their paintings. Ross said the fashion show helped educate people on the uniforms and clothing worn during the various years represented at Military Heritage Day. “We showed all different eras and time periods of uniforms,” stated Ross. Fort Malden National Historic Site was, like everyone else, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic but in years where COVID-19 wasn’t a factor over the last seven years, they held different events the first weekend of August such as Escape Room Festivals and rebellion-themed events.
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